Triple
T22306509
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jane Stoddard Williams |
E551388
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brian Williams
Brian Williams is an American television journalist best known as the longtime anchor of NBC Nightly News and later host on MSNBC.
|
E88049
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Brian Williams | Statement: [Jane Stoddard Williams, spouse, Brian Williams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Williams Context triple: [Jane Stoddard Williams, spouse, Brian Williams]
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A.
Brian Williams
Brian Williams is an American television journalist best known for serving as the longtime anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News.
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B.
Brian Williams
Brian Williams is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of East Ridge, Tennessee.
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C.
Jonathan Karl
Jonathan Karl is an American political journalist and author best known as ABC News’ chief Washington correspondent and a frequent host of the Sunday public affairs program "This Week."
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D.
Howard Beck
Howard Beck is an American sports journalist best known for his in-depth coverage and analysis of the NBA for major outlets such as The New York Times, Bleacher Report, and Sports Illustrated.
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E.
Matt Bai
Matt Bai is an American journalist and author known for his political reporting and commentary, including work for The New York Times Magazine and Yahoo News.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Brian Williams Triple: [Jane Stoddard Williams, spouse, Brian Williams]
Generated description
Brian Williams is an American television journalist best known as the longtime anchor of NBC Nightly News and later host on MSNBC.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Williams Target entity description: Brian Williams is an American television journalist best known as the longtime anchor of NBC Nightly News and later host on MSNBC.
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A.
Brian Williams
chosen
Brian Williams is an American television journalist best known for serving as the longtime anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News.
-
B.
Brian Williams
Brian Williams is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of East Ridge, Tennessee.
-
C.
Jonathan Karl
Jonathan Karl is an American political journalist and author best known as ABC News’ chief Washington correspondent and a frequent host of the Sunday public affairs program "This Week."
-
D.
Howard Beck
Howard Beck is an American sports journalist best known for his in-depth coverage and analysis of the NBA for major outlets such as The New York Times, Bleacher Report, and Sports Illustrated.
-
E.
Matt Bai
Matt Bai is an American journalist and author known for his political reporting and commentary, including work for The New York Times Magazine and Yahoo News.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e11e46c0188190800181a4233f28fe |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f157276d3c8190a55c93760a986cdc |
completed | April 29, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0acca147108190a4a8114cc0900031 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0acd27623881909519e5625ea1bca0 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0acda36f548190acf16aff2a65a952 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:28 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:41 p.m.